Published by admin on 18 Mar 2008

Apple issues fix for notebook battery issues

Apple is advising all owners of MacBooks or MacBook Pros bought after February 2006 to download a software update that will help fix some battery issues.

The update, available through Software Update in the Apple menu or here on Apple’s site, was released to correct some battery performance problems, such as shorter than usual battery life or problems charging the battery, according to a Web page on the support section of Apple’s site.

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Published by admin on 13 Mar 2008

Apple notebook battery life improves slightly

apple-notebook-battery.jpgTests have shown that battery life in the latest range of Penryn chip-equipped Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops is showing a slight improvement over previous generations.

That’s despite some confusion over official figures which initially seemed to suggest that the battery life of the new range had taken something of a nosedive, in spite of the addition of the power-saving Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn chip.

Confusion over tests

The confusion appears to have arisen due to the new way that Apple tests and reports battery life. In previous generational releases, Apple reported figures from three separate tests that consumed very different levels of power - standard DVD playback, standard Wi-Fi usage and typing on a text editor with Wi-Fi switched off.

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